Octagonal String Figure

A string figure is a design formed by fingers manipulating string. Sometimes the string is shaped between the fingers of multiple people, or other species. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, beak, feet, paws or branches. They may consist of singular images or be created and altered as a string game, or as part of a string story involving various figures made in sequence. String figures have also been used for divination. String figures enjoy the reputation of being the most widespread form of amusement in the world: more cultures are familiar with string figures than with any other game.